Lateral moving table leg fastener



Sept. 23, 1952 F. OHLSSON 2,611,672

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Patented Sept. 23, 195 2 UNITED STATES PATENT 2,611,672- t LA'HERAL Movmo'rABLE-mo FASTENE-R F'olke OhIs'son, Malmo; Sweden, assinorto-Kok- Snfekerifabriker' Aktiebolag; TreHeborg, Swede'n, a corporatienbfi Sweden ApplicatiomManeh 23, 1948, Serial 1%..116565. 3 fir Sweden. December 3, 1947 T This invention relates to. furniture having body portions and easily mount-ableandremovable'le means thereon. More particularly. the invention relates to a new typeof. lateralmovi'ng table le fastener.

The principal objects of. the. invention. are to provide novel means for attaching the. [egmeans to the body portion. of a piece. of furniture in a manner allowing.- easy mounting. and remoyallof the .leg means. by simple. tools; to. provide a. new and very rigid connection between. the. body portion and the leg means of apiecesof furniture; to provide a novel connection. between the body portion and the leg meanstof apiece of furniture allowing subsequent. tightening. of; the. connec tionfor compensating possible. drying. of. the wooden body portion and leg.means.ina manner SQGIainrst (Cl. HI-4 12) involving only slight displacemeirt' off the l'e means in lateral direction; and twprzovidihexpensive means for connecting the bodypontlion and. the leg meansofa. piece ofiurniture Other objects and: advantageso'i the. invention will be clear from. the followingrdescribtionof some preferred embodiments. of. the. invention shown on the accompanying-drawihgsrih which.

Fig. 1 is-a perspectiyeview oianimproyeditable according. to the; inventionprovided'. witliashelf f or newspapers etc.,

Fig. 2 isavertical-section at part oii tlientabletop of the table.shown.in.Eig,.l',,takem adjacent one of the'legs 1 Fig. 3 is-asectionmmlineIIl -lllin Eig...2,,

Figs. 4 and-'5 areviewssimilar.tdl lig,.2showing different modificationsof theinventibm.

Fig. 6 is aperspeotive-viewoflanother typeof atable, and.

Fig. 7 is a. detail view ofl how the-legsi areattachedto this type :of. table.

Referring to the drawings.thetable'shownin Figs. 1 to 3 comprises aquadi'angular. tabl-eetop I with. roundedieoffl corners andlwitha leg 2 at each corner. The .taflolertop is.re1ative1y thiri'ami has a. border member 3? extending around: the table along. the. edges, thereof. At each. corner of the 133101991301), there i'smount'edj ontheundrneath side thereof,', a.corner block For the. same height as theborder memberj3and-textendingb'etween. the sidesofithe border member running from the cornenihsuch. a way thatan' aperture 5isf'0rmed; between the corner-portion of the bordermemberandithe corner.blocki4i On the body portion;of"the' piece of "furniture f ormed1 by the. table-top l'; theborder*member3 and: the corner blocks dilithe legs Zfiare: easily mountable and .removableinthe followingrman- 11611;. Each leg 2 at the-top has a horizonta -stop face. 6 from which a town 'I' that is preferably integral with the legs- 2 extendsupward's approx? mately from the? centerthere'of, sotha-t said step face 6" surrounds the tenon 1- on allsi'des=,- as is bestsee'n from Fig; 3' in which the contour ofthe stop face 6 is. indicatedby means of adash and dot line 8. On the" wholegth'e tenon; T has the same generalcross sectionalformas theapertdre abut. has smaller crosssectional"dimensions than the latter, whereby-theterionmay be introduced therein. (in. the side facihgthe corner block 4 the tenon 11' has three parallel surfaces 5? and three parallel surfaces tot-or which the'surfaces 92" are inclined in relation to the lbngi'tudihal axis ofthe legit and. are. turnedidownwardsfi-urhile the surfaces Ware inclinedin relation to the longitudinal axis of the leg andare torment wards: The: surfaces H) are approximately at right angles to the surfaces 9 and alternating therewith; so that'tne said" side of the t enon has a toothedappearance; as seeri'in' the vertical section"according -to-Figi 2 Thecornerblook 4 has. its side facing thet'enon T formed accord ingly; viz: with inclinedsurfaces H an'd |2 respectively; alternatelyturnedupwards anu dbwn wards; the surfaces; 1''! of whichare adaptedto bear against the surfaces 9 of the" tenon 1 In the side" of the tenon remote from the corner blocktthere is countersunle a [t er plate with" a threaded Hole therein; into" which a spindle" F4 thatis threaded at both ends and' p'asses through the tenon 1 and the corner bloek 4-ri1'ay be screwed afterthe tenon- 1-" has been inserted in the" aperture 5- After'this a -nut I B issorewe'd onto" theend of the" spindle l4 proj eating out of the c'ornerblock A -and can be tightened against the corner block It so that the tenon l 'i's fii' mly pressed" against thebloele 4, \irh'e'relo'ythe-tenon and the 'b'loeli will vbeai against 'eaoli -oth'er through their inclined surfaces w' and l t. Since the-compressing force" eircerted on the spindle 'l i anct thenutthis di'i'ected' oblique 't'o the hearing surfaces-9 and H the -t'enon 'l I tendZto more obliquely upwardt; a sliding occurring thereby *between the surfaces- E'Fand l l whereby the stop face= ofthe leg 2 is firmly pressed agaihstthe underneath side' of the-bordei mehiher 3 and tliecornerblotal' 4. 'I fie'reby a very solid= fastening ofthe le"g 2 "to thetable tow I is obtained solely by tightening the nut I 'I'f -the wood should dry after the "originaf fasteningof the legs 2-; so that they will become loose;- it: is verysimple to*fi'rm1$i-fasten the legs gatir by 55* tigrltemng therespectivenuts l E not need to be displaced through any appreciable distance in horizontal direction as distinguished from the case where using the-wedge connection.

This is of great importance when it is desired to mount for instance a shelf 1 3 for newspapers between the legs of the table, as is shown in Fig. l, for if the legs 2 in such a construction have to be moved a considerable distance towards or away from each other for compensating the drying of the wood, it would be impossible or at any rate very difiilcult to fasten the newspaper shelf IS in such a way as to permit the necessary displacement of the legs without the shelf being loosely secured to the legs in some adjusted position.

The inventive idea defined by the claims can be realized in many ways other than that shown in Figs. 1 to 3. Three different alternatives are shown byway of example in Figs. 4 to 7.

The embodiment according to Fig. 4 substantially corresponds to that according to Figs. 1 to 3, and Fig. 4 merely serves the purpose of illustrating how it is possible to provide a sufficiently large stop face 28 to bear against the underneath side of the border member 29 and also the corner block 30 when the legs 3! are slender and consequently the tenon 32 provided with inclined surfaces for co-operation with the corner block 38 has to be made approximately as thick as the legs for reasons of solidity. In the embodiment according to Fig. 4 the stop face 28 is formed on a loose plate 33 passed over the tenon 32 and bears against a small shoulder 34 on the leg 3|, from which the tenon 32 projects approximately centrally.

In the embodiments according to Figs. 1 to 4 the hole 35 for the rod [4 and 25, respectively, in the corner block 4 or 30 and in the angle piece 26, respectively, is oblong or formed with a sufiiciently large diameter in order that the rod l4 and 25, respectively, may participate in the movement of the leg 2, l1 and 3|, respectively, when said leg is lifted towards the table-top on fastening it to the same.

It should be pointed out especially that it is not absolutely necessary to letthe stop face 6 i3 and 28, respectively, surround the tenon '1, l9 and 32, respectively, on all sides, as shown in the embodiments according to Figs. 1 to 4.

, Fig. 5 illustrates an embodiment wherein the stop face 36 of the leg 31 is to be foundonly beneath the border member 39 of a table-top 38, which member is provided in this embodiment with inclined surfaces which in vertical section are of a toothed appearance, for co-operation with corresponding surfaces on the tenon 40 of the leg 37, Fig. 5 also shows a fastening means other than a threaded spindle. This fastening means consists of a wedge 4i driven in between the side of the leg 31 remote from the border member 33 and block 42 secured to the underneath side of the table-top 38. The wedge 4! is retained in drivenin position by means of a screw 43 passing freely through an oblong hole 44 in the wedge 4|, so that after loosening of the screw 43 the wedge can be driven in a further amount for compensating a possible drying out of the wood.

In Figs. 6 and 7 the invention is applied to a table comprising a tabletop 45, two plate-shaped legs 46 and a transverse member 4'! connecting the legs 46. This embodiment shows by way of example that the upper ends of the legs do not need to beintroduced in. recesses for attaching them, a'sis the case in thej other embodiments shown in the drawings. The upper end of each leg 46 is formed in the same manner as that of the leg shown in Fig. 5, for cooperation with a securing member 48 fixed to the underneath side of the table-top 45. The leg 46 is pressed against the member 48 bya screw device corresponding in principle tothat shown in Fig. 2.

As is evident, the invention may be realized in various ways, for which reason it must not be considered as limited solely to the embodiments shown and described. It should be observed especially that the invention may be applied to other pieces of furniture with legs than tables, e.'g. chairs, sofas'and cupboards. Instead of fastening each leg individually, it is naturally possible to connect the legs in pairs to a unit or subassembly that is fastened in accordance with the invention. Therefore, the expression leg means is used throughout this specification and. the appended claims to refer to both single legs; and such 'subassemblies consisting of two (ormore) legs connected to a unit. Itshould be, pointed out also that the stop faces 6, 28 and 35,, respectively, forming angles with the inclined co-- operating surfaces of the body portion of the piece.- of furniture and arranged on the respective leg orpair of legs can be arranged in a manner otherthan that shown. For instance, they can be ar-- arranged on the end of the respective leg for bearing againste. g. the underneath side of the: table-top or the like.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A piece of furniture comprising a body portion and mountable and removable leg means, a plurality of parallel bearing, surfaces on each of said leg means inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction of the associatedleg means, a plurality of coacting similarly inclined bearing surfaces on said body portion, the sets of bearing surfaces being slightly displaced with respect to one another, means for exerting a force on each of said leg means obliquely to the sets of inclined coacting bearing surfaces and to the iongitudinal direction of said leg means and pressing said inclined bearing surfaces together, co-operating stop surfaces on said leg means and said body portion forming angles with said inclined bearing surfaces, said stop surfaces being pressed against each other upon sliding of the sets of said bearing surfaces with respect to one another in response to said force. V

2. A piece of furniture comprising a body portion and mountable and removable leg means, a plurality of parallel bearing surfaces on each of said leg means inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction of the associated leg means and arranged in a row in the longitudinal direction of the leg means, aplurality of coacting similarly inclined bearing surfaces on said body portion, the sets of bearing surfaces being slightly displaced with respect to one another, means for exerting a force on each of said leg means obliquely to the sets of inclined coacting bearing surfaces and to the longitudinal direction of said legmeans andfpressing said inclined bearing surfaces together, said force means being positioned substantially midway between the two outermost ones of said inclined bearing surfaces, and cooperation stop surfaces on said leg means and said body portion forming angles with said inclined bearing surfaces, said stop surfaces being pressed against each other upon sliding of. the sets of said bearing surfaces with respect to one another in response to said force.

3. A piece of furniture comprising a body portion and mountable and removable leg means, tenon means on each of said leg means, a plurality of parallel bearing surfaces on each of said tenon means inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction of the associated leg means and arranged in a row in the longitudinal direction thereof, a plurality of coacting similarly inclined bearing surfaces on said body portion, the sets of bearing surfaces being slightly displaced with respect to one another, means for exerting a force on each of said leg means obliquely to the sets of inclined coacting bearing surfaces and to the longitudinal direction of said leg means and pressing said inclined bearing surfaces together, a stop surface surrounding each said tenon means on said leg means and a stop surface surround- 4 ing a hole for each of said tenon means in said body portion, said co-operating stop surfaces forming angles with said inclined bearing surfaces and with the longitudinal direction of said leg means and being pressed against each other upon sliding of said bearing surfaces with respect to one another in response to said force.

4. A piece of furniture comprising a body portion and mountable and removable leg means, tenon means on each of said leg means, a plurality of parallel bearing surfaces on each of said tenon means inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction of the associated leg means and arranged in a row in the longitudinal direction of the associated leg means, a plurality of coacting similarly inclined bearing surfaces on said body portion, the sets of bearing surfaces being slightly displaced with respect to one another, means for exerting a force on each of said leg means obliquely to the sets of inclined coacting bearing surfaces and to the longitudinal direction of said leg means and pressing said inclined bearing surfaces together, said force means being positioned substantially midway between the two outermost ones of said inclined bearing surfaces, a stop surface surrounding each said tenon means on said leg means and a stop surface surrounding a hole for each of said tenon means in said body portion, said co-operating stop surfaces forming angles with said inclined bearing surfaces and with the longitudinal direction of said leg means and being pressed against each other upon sliding of said bearing surfaces with respect to one another in response to said force.

FOLKE OHLSSON.

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